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  • Salvaged barn board meets modern post frame for award-winning project July 5, 2013- By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine - Joel Godwin, owner of J. A. Godwin General Contractors, Iowa, is learning that being flexible with customers, being open to new challenges, and being patient can yield fantastic buildings and happy customers. A case in point is the award-winning Barnes’ Place project that placed first in the National Frame ...

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  • Rural Builder Gold Key of Excellence Award winners for 2013 July 7, 2013
  • A culture of safety: Motivating employees to work safely July 5, 2013
  • Rural Radio to launch on SiriusXM July 15 July 5, 2013
  • Money Talk: ‘Home free’ with home office deductions July 5, 2013
  • Marco Industries opens new manufacturing, distribution facility in Canada July 5, 2013
  • ABC Supply acquires distribution assets of Sellmore Industries July 1, 2013

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  • Rural Builder Gold Key of Excellence Award winners for 2013 July 7, 2013Have you ever wondered ‘what is the key to success’? You probably have, and for builders the answer falls a lot on the people they work with and the companies they depend on. For the past 31 years, Rural Builder has asked builders in the rural construction community for their nominations of companies that help them ...

  • Salvaged barn board meets modern post frame for award-winning project July 5, 2013- By Sharon Thatcher, Rural Builder magazine - Joel Godwin, owner of J. A. Godwin General Contractors, Iowa, is learning that being flexible with customers, being open to new challenges, and being patient can yield fantastic buildings and happy customers. A case in point is the award-winning Barnes’ Place project that placed first in the National Frame ...
  • A culture of safety: Motivating employees to work safely July 5, 2013- By Mark Ward Sr.- If you’ve managed a construction company for any length of time, you’ve heard plenty about jobsite safety. So you likely recognize the need for a site-specific safety program that assigns responsibilities, sets documentation procedures, provides employee training, ensures compliance, establishes channels to communicate about safety issues, mandates scheduled inspections, and specifies ...
  • Rural Radio to launch on SiriusXM July 15 July 5, 2013Rural Radio, a 24/7 channel devoted to programming for and about rural American life, the western lifestyle, and agribusiness interests is set to launch July 15 on Sirius XM Radio. Rural Radio, channel 80, is owned by Rural Media Group, Inc., parent company of the successful RFD-TV network and related properties. Every weekday, Rural Radio will ...

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  • Cover Story: Metal Shingles, the standing seam alternative May 22, 2013These products are certainly helping drive the growth of metal  / Metal shingles. They are manufactured to provide a unique look in a durable, energy-efficient, recyclable roofing product. Believe it or not, there are consumers out there who want all that metal has to offer, but don’t want the standing seam look. A variety of metal ...

  • A culture of safety: Motivating employees to work safely July 5, 2013- By Mark Ward Sr.- If you’ve managed a construction company for any length of time, you’ve heard plenty about jobsite safety. So you likely recognize the need for a site-specific safety program that assigns responsibilities, sets documentation procedures, provides employee training, ensures compliance, establishes channels to communicate about safety issues, mandates scheduled inspections, and specifies ...
  • Money Talk: ‘Home free’ with home office deductions July 5, 2013- By Mark Battersby – Everyone who runs his or her rural building business from a home office or uses a home office for management chores, will be happy to learn that the Internal Revenue Service has announced a new “safe harbor” that will allow them to deduct as much as $1,500 of the expenses ...
  • ABC Supply acquires distribution assets of Sellmore Industries July 1, 2013Building products distributor ABC Supply Co., Inc. has acquired the distribution assets of Sellmore Industries, a distributor of steep-slope roofing, siding and windows with locations in Baltimore; Philadelphia; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Hagerstown, Md. “These four new locations will expand and strengthen ABC Supply’s existing presence in these markets,” said chief executive officer David Luck. The family atmosphere ...

   

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  • Post-Frame R&T: Fall arrest system testing May 22, 2013By Daniel P. Hindman  Ph.D., P.E., LEED Green Associate  / A fall is one of the most traumatic events that can happen on a jobsite. The effects of a fall, much like those of a wave spreading from a pebble dropped in a pond, can radiate through the work crew, the construction company, the worker’s family, ...

  • Rural Radio to launch on SiriusXM July 15 July 5, 2013Rural Radio, a 24/7 channel devoted to programming for and about rural American life, the western lifestyle, and agribusiness interests is set to launch July 15 on Sirius XM Radio. Rural Radio, channel 80, is owned by Rural Media Group, Inc., parent company of the successful RFD-TV network and related properties. Every weekday, Rural Radio will ...
  • Money Talk: ‘Home free’ with home office deductions July 5, 2013- By Mark Battersby – Everyone who runs his or her rural building business from a home office or uses a home office for management chores, will be happy to learn that the Internal Revenue Service has announced a new “safe harbor” that will allow them to deduct as much as $1,500 of the expenses ...
  • Marco Industries opens new manufacturing, distribution facility in Canada July 5, 2013- New location in Guelph, Ontario expected to speed delivery times to eastern U.S. and Canada - TULSA, Okla. -Marco Industries is pleased to announce the opening of a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Guelph, Ontario in order to better serve its customer in north eastern United States and Canada. Marco’s commitment to quick delivery and ...

   

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  • Size matters (especially when it comes to gutters) May 22, 2013Two installers share their thoughts on 5-, 6- and 7-inch gutters  / By Mark Ward Sr. They say that football (or whatever your favorite sport) is a “game of inches.” The same might be said about the gutter business. Gutter machines can be expensive, yet many contractors invest in both 5-inch and 6-inch models. Why not just stick ...

  • ABC Supply acquires distribution assets of Sellmore Industries July 1, 2013Building products distributor ABC Supply Co., Inc. has acquired the distribution assets of Sellmore Industries, a distributor of steep-slope roofing, siding and windows with locations in Baltimore; Philadelphia; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Hagerstown, Md. “These four new locations will expand and strengthen ABC Supply’s existing presence in these markets,” said chief executive officer David Luck. The family atmosphere ...
  • RHEINZINK offers lunch and learn CEU program June 18, 2013RHEINZINK America now offers an updated AIA approved “lunch and learn” presentation explaining the use of its zinc titanium alloy in various architectural applications.  The continuing education presentation offers 1.00 AIA/CES Learning Unit which qualifies for HSW/SD credit and is identified as course number Zinc1A. The hour-long presentation covers multiple topics including a brief history of ...
  • Revere Copper completes installation of zinc-tin coating line June 17, 2013Revere Copper has completed the installation of its zinc-tin coating line to produce FreedomGray and TCS II Satin products. Revere is in the process of completing coating trials and will be in production soon. Pricing for projects are now available. Orders will be taken now and lead times also will be available. The line has been ...

   

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